@ARTICLE{Soszyński_Dawid_Quantity_2016, author={Soszyński, Dawid and Sowińska-Świerkosz, Barbara and Gawryluk, Adam}, volume={Vol XIII}, journal={Teka Komisji Ochrony I Kształtowania Środowiska Przyrodniczego}, howpublished={online}, year={2016}, publisher={Oddział PAN w Lublinie}, abstract={The paper presents an original method for assessing the landscape physiognomy of the rural public spaces. It takes into account both the purely aesthetic qualities as well as those that affect the functionality, attractiveness and significance of a given space. The following features are evaluated: coziness, availability, the nature of the edges, presence of greenery, presence of water ecosystems, presence of landscape dominants and landmarks, opening and view connec-tions, presence of negative elements, local identity and tradition, bendiness, and the nature of light. The method has been applied to evaluate the selected rural public spaces of the Polesie region realized in the years 2008–2015. The study revealed that 40% of the analyzed places were rated positively, 33% neutrally and 27% negatively. The article examines the types of spaces which obtained the highest and the lowest raring position, as well as features that affect this as-sessment. Besides, the analysis of main advantages and disadvantages of newly created public spaces show direction of their improvement.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={Quantity or quality? The assessment of landscape physiognomy of the newly established rural public spaces in Polesie Region}, URL={http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/107231/PDF-MASTER/10_Soszynski.pdf}, keywords={rural public spaces, rural landscape, landscape evaluation, Łęczyńsko-Włodawskie Lakeland}, }